ID Number: Q35285
5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 | 5.10 6.00 6.00a
MS-DOS | OS/2
Summary:
With Microsoft C versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax, and C/C++ version
7.0 on a monochrome display adapter, there is no way to display colors.
However, you can display Normal Text, Bright Text, Inverse Video,
Underline, and Blinking.
More Information:
The following program shows how to display Normal Text, No Blinking,
No Underlining, and No Inverse on a monochrome display adapter:
Sample Code
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/* Compile options needed: none
*/
#include <graph.h>
int oldcolor;
long oldbkcolor;
void main()
{
_clearscreen( _GCLEARSCREEN );
oldcolor = _gettextcolor( );
oldbkcolor = _getbkcolor( );
_settextposition( 12,0 );
_settextcolor( 2 ); /* foreground color Green */
_setbkcolor( 0L ); /* background color Black */
_outtext( "Normal Text, on MDA.\n" );
_settextcolor( oldcolor );
_setbkcolor( oldbkcolor );
}
Additional reference words: 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00